The ''Boliniaceae'' are a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the
Boliniales
The Boliniales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota). It is the second-largest class of Ascomycota, with a worldwide distribution that mostly a ...
order.
The family consisted of seven
genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
and 40 species in 2008.
A new study found more genera and species in 2020.
Genera
As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020 (with amount of species per genus);
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Apiocamarops'' (4)
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Apiorhynchostoma'' (4)
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Camaropella'' (2)
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Camarops'' (28) (includes ''Bolinia'' )
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Cornipulvina'' (1)
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Endoxyla'' (3)
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Mollicamarops'' (1)
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Neohypodiscus'' (3)
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Pseudovalsaria'' (3)
References
Ascomycota families
Boliniales
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